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How to Build an Amazon Affiliate Store Using WordPress

An Amazon affiliate store allows you to sell products from Amazon.com as an affiliate and earn a commission on each sale. Due to low overhead, an Amazon affiliate store is among the easiest to start online business ideas at the moment.

In this article, we will show you how to easily build an Amazon affiliate store using WordPress. We will also share our expert tips on growing your Amazon affiliate earnings.

Here is a quick overview of all the steps we will take to create an Amazon affiliate store using WordPress.

Next, you need to track your website traffic to find your best selling Amazon affiliate products as well as products that are not doing so well. This is where you’ll need Google Analytics. For details see our tutorial on how to track WooCommerce users in WordPress.

The biggest hurdle any eCommerce store faces is abandoned carts. For an affiliate store, this means people looking at the products but not buying them which affects your affiliate earnings.

Above all, make sure that you are continuously adding useful products, helpful reviews, and targeted content to your website. In the end, that’s what your users are looking for and that’s what you should strive to offer them.

FAQs About Running an Amazon Affiliate Store Using WordPress

Since we first published this article, we have received several questions from our users about running an Amazon affiliate store using WordPress.

Here are the answers to some of those most frequently asked questions.

1. Can I use content from Amazon for product pages?

No, you cannot. Amazon has a strict content policy where you are not allowed to copy product content directly from Amazon.

Most Amazon affiliate stores add their own product descriptions, reviews, and get images from the product manufacturer’s website.

2. Can I add products from other affiliate networks?

Yes, you can add affiliate products from other affiliate networks. This will allow you to diversify your earnings.

3. I live outside the United States, can I join Amazon Affiliate program?

Yes, you can. Amazon Affiliates program is available all over the world.

4. Do I need to disclose my affiliate partnership?

Yes, you do. Amazon’s program policies and the US laws require you to disclose that you’ll earn a commission when users buy a product.

It is not just limited to Amazon, all websites that use advertising or affiliate marketing to make money are required to do so. For example, see WPBeginner’s disclaimer page.